Wordnet 3.0
VERB (1)
1.
be a substitute;
- Example: "The young teacher had to substitute for the sick colleague"- Example: "The skim milk substitutes for cream--we are on a strict diet"[syn: substitute, sub, stand in, fill in]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
stand in
v 1: be a substitute; "The young teacher had to substitute for
the sick colleague"; "The skim milk substitutes for cream--
we are on a strict diet" [syn: substitute, sub, stand
in, fill in]